“... they were joining up to liberate their enslaved brothers and sisters.”
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Professor Quinn presented a lecture titled "Beyond Fort Wagner: Elmira Men in the 54th Massachusetts". She told the personal stories of these men in the historic context of Elmira as a stop on the Underground Railroad, and their role in the battle at Fort Wagner and other battles in SC. Many of Elmira's black citizens had themselves escaped from slavery, and took up Frederick Douglass's call to enlist in the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. "Having liberated themselves, they were joining up to liberate their enslaved brothers and sisters," Quinn said. Contact admissions |
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